Sports Report for Friday, 2-2-2018

Friday, February 2, 2018

PC Notes:

W: CSU 64 – PC 61… Last Tuesday night the Lady Blue Hose basketball team hosted the Lady Buccaneers of Charleston Southern at the Templeton Center… It was a tough loss for PC as they led most of the game only to have the Bucs take the lead in the in the second half and then a late rally by PC fell short… Janie Miles led PC with 14 points … For more information on this contest, click here…. PC travels to Lynchburg, Va. tomorrow for a 2 pm contest with the Liberty Flames

M: PC 67 – LWU 62… The news is better for PC fans where the Blue Hose men’s team is concerned as last night the team rallied from a halftime deficit to take a 67-62 win over the Longwood Lancers at the Templeton Center… Davon Bell led PC with 18 points… For more information on this contest, click here… PC takes a trip up I-26 tomorrow heading up to Ashville to take on UNC-Asheville in a 4:30 contest.

Local Notes:

CHS

Game Time Changes Tonight… The Broome at Clinton varsity basketball games will start tonight at 6:30 not the usual 6:00 pm.

LDHS

JV & 9th Grade Boys Basketball… last night the Raider JV and 9th grade boys teams hosted the Riverside Warriors (Riverside does not have a JV girls team) in a pair of games

9th Grade Boys… Riverside 36 – Laurens 29… In the freshman boys’ game, the two teams got off to a slow start as the score was tied 2-2 at the end of the first quarter… The second quarter pretty much proved to be the difference for the Raiders as they again only manages 2 points in the quarter but the Warriors put 14 on the board to take a 16-4 lead into the locker rooms at the half and that was a hole the Raiders just could not climb out of as Riverside took a 36-29 win… Rashun Kennedy led the Raiders with a game-high 12 points… Shamare Dendy finished with 9 points, JQ fair 5 and Zach Messer 3.

JV Boys: Laurens 47 – Riverside 31… Now the news id better for Raider fans where the JV boys are concerned as the Raiders took a 47-31 win over the Warriors…. Unlike the freshman team, the Raider JV boys came out hot and had a 15-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and 25-15 at the half… The Raiders opened up their lead in the third quarter outscoring the Warriors 15-4 and then cruised the rest of the way…Dra Copeland led all scorers with 13 points while Amaija Hill was also in double-digits with 11 points… Jamir Booker finished with 7 points, Landon Ford 5, Jackson Mahon 4, Jerry Wilson 3, Rob Gilliam 2 and Adan Pridgen 2…

Schedule Note… The sub-varsity teams will play at Hillcrest next Tuesday not on Monday as originally scheduled.

Raider Wrestling… The Raider wrestling team will be in action tomorrow taking on Fort Mill Saturday at 11:00 am at Byrnes High. If they win, they then will face the winner of the Byrnes vs. TL Hanna match immediately after finishing their match against Fort Mill… It’s not that far up to Byrnes so go up and support the Raider wrestlers if you have a chance.

Middle School… Last night in a pair of middle school basketball games that you could have heard here on Real radio 860, the Sanders Yellow Jackets traveled to Laurens MS to take on the Tigers in round 2 of their annual “City Championship” series… As you may or may not recall, LMS took both games from Sanders in round 1 in early January.

G: LMS 35 – Sanders 22… In the first game, the LMS Tigers took a 35-22 win over the Sanders Yellow Jackets thus taking round 2 and a sweep of the Yellow Jackets… LMS jumped out to an early lead taking a 20-10 lead into the locker room at the half mainly because the Yellow Jackets could not handle the Tiger’s press and turned the ball over a lot… The score might have been more one-sided except for the fact the Tigers had a lot of turnovers also just not as many as Sanders… Angel Johnson led the Tigers with 12 points… Samaurai Williams had 8, Nadia Anders on 6, Nya Anderson 6 and Johndelyn Grant 4… Amillion Evans and Keira White had 8 points each to lead the Yellow Jackets while Ameriauna Anderson had 4 and Iyonna Cunningham finished with 2.

B: LMS 44 – Sanders 33… In the second game, the Tigers completed the sweep of the Yellow Jackets as they took a 44-33 win… The first quarter was rather slow as the score stood 6-2 Tigers at its end… Sanders again only scored only 2 points in the second quarter while the Tigers put up 9 to take a 15-4 lead at the half… The Tigers continued pull away in the second half though Sanders never stopped trying a s they did get to within 10 in the fourth quarter but could get no closer…. Devon Redd led the Tigers with a game-high 15 points while Waldrick Burnside finished with 12… Isaiah Craig had 6 points, Dorian Gibson 3, Zy Todd 2 and Tyler Byers 2… DJ Barksdale led Sanders with 12 points while Ty Johnson and Gemire Darden finished with 6 each…Jayden McGowan had 4, Ladarious Whitmire 6 and Isiah Pearson 1.

Sports Schedules for this Week

LDHS: To see the sports schedule for this week at LDHS and District 55 middle schools, click here

CHS: To see the sports schedule for this week at CHS and CMS, click here.

Laurens Academy…Friday, 2-2 Crusaders travel to Newberry… Monday 2-5 Crusaders travel to Wardlaw to make up games that were postponed in mid-January due to weather.

Broadcast Notes

Raider Basketball Broadcast… Join us here Tuesday, 2-6-18 at 6:00 pm as we bring you all the action as the Laurens Raiders host the Hillcrest Rams in a girls / boys doubleheader of varsity basketball at the LDHS main gym… This will be the Raiders final regular season home games and it will be Senior Night… And as usual you can hear it live on the internet at www.wlbg.com.

This & That:

Chicken Stew Sale for Joe Adair Outdoor Education Center… For those of you new to the area the Joe Adair Outdoor Education Center is a facility behind EB Morse Elem. School that is use by students and teachers of both the Laurens County School Districts 55 & 56 for just what the name implies… Each year they have 2 chicken stew fundraisers to help the center with maintenance of the center, supplies, or helping the center achieve its purpose….The next chicken stew will be available at the center on Friday, February 2nd and can be picked up between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm… The cost of the stew is $8 per quart and it is highly advisable that you preorder as last time they sold out of over 300 quarts and some walk-up orders could not be filled… You can preorder by emailing ccotney@laruens55.org or calling the Joe Adair Center at 984-5492 and leaving a message if no one answers…. Again all proceeded go to cover needs that the school districts budgets for the center do not cover…. Help them out if you can and treat yourself to some great chicken stew at the same time.

50 Inning game This Saturday… The Raider baseball and softball teams will be holding their annual 50 Inning softball game this Saturday at the LDHS softball field starting at 10 am… They will divide into coed teams coached by Coach Satterfield and Coach Patterson who face off for the first time… It’s always a lot of fun and hot dog plates will be on sale for $5… The new baseball hats will also be available for $25… Come on out and support the Raider baseball and softball teams as they prepare for their soon starting seasons.

Clinton YMCA Youth Baseball and Girls Softball… Registration is now open for youth baseball and girls softball at the Clinton YMCA… Co-ed instructional baseball is open to youth ages 3-6 in two different groupings… Youth ages 7-12 will be playing regulation baseball in 3 different age appropriate groupings that have their own special rules… Girls’ softball will be available for young ladies 7-13 in two different age groups with their own special rules… Registration for all of these will close on Tuesday, 2-13-2018… Now for more information as to cost, age divisions, fallout dates and more you contact the YMCA at 833-1555 or click here to open a PDF document with more information.

City of Laurens and Laurens Family YMCA Youth Baseball& Softball… Youth Baseball and Softball Registrations are now underway at the City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department headquarters The Ridge and at the Laurens YMCA… The Cost is $60 and depending on your age you will either register at The Ridge or at the Laurens YMCA… Ages 3-6 will register at the YMCA for Wee Ball and Tee Ball… Ages 7/8 Coaches Pitch, 9/10 Minors and 11/12 Majors will register at the Ridge…. 13-15 Will Register at the YMCA… Cost includes uniform and insurance…The deadline for registration is February 8th… Skill evaluations for ages 7-12 will be February 10th at Laurens City Park… For more information contact the Laurens City Parks & Recreation Dept. at 864-681-7275 or the Laurens Family YMCA at 864-984-2626.

2018 Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Announced… The Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting into their second class on March 22, 2018 at The Ridge the city of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department headquarters. The five who will enter the hall this year are Ricky Foggie, Bobby Ivey, Kinard Littleton, Sam Owns and Truman Owens… Now for more information about each of these worthy inductees, a reminder of who was in last year’s class, information about how they were selected and ticket information for the induction banquet, click here…. Congratulations to them all!

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